Navy Awards GD Electric Boat $1.28B in Contracts While Service Continues Sub Negotiations
Mallory Shelbourne
October 10, 2024 5:35 PM
A Virginia-class under construction at General Dynamic Electric Boat. EB Photo
The Navy this week issued General Dynamics Electric Boat two contract modifications worth $1.28 billion to keep submarine suppliers operating while the service and the shipyard continue contract negotiations for 17 planned submarines.
The service issued two separate contract modifications on Oct. 8 – one for $878 million for future USS Baltimore (SSN-812) and SSN-813, both Block V Virginia-class attack submarines, and another $350 million for long lead materials for Block VI Virginia-class boats.
“The material being procured for the two SSNs include items such as valves, pumps, castings, forgings among other items that are required in the construction of the submarines,” Naval Sea Systems Command spokesperson Jamie Koehler told USNI News in a statement.
Both modifications will bolster the “furtherance of the Navy’s commitment to the health and stability of the industrial base,” according to the Oct. 8 contract announcements. The goal of the contract is to keep critical submarine suppliers operational and solvent while the Navy and EB continue to negotiate the contract for the two submarines, a source familiar with the underlying reason for the contract modification told USNI News.
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Asked to explain this language, NAVSEA said in a statement: “The Navy is committed to the health of the industrial base and providing stable demand is one manner to do so. This contract modification supports that demand signal and continues the Navy’s commitment to improving the health of the industrial base through continued procurement efforts.”
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Asked to explain this language, NAVSEA said in a statement: “The Navy is committed to the health of the industrial base and providing stable demand is one manner to do so. This contract modification supports that demand signal and continues the Navy’s commitment to improving the health of the industrial base through continued procurement efforts.”